The Discovery of America

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1. The Discovery of America – Открытие Америки (2) Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. He was born in Italy. His father and both grandfathers were cloth makers. Columbus was a seaman and made many sea voyages. Most people in Columbus’s days thought that the earth was flat and they did not believe that beyond the Atlantic Ocean lay India. In 1492 the King […]...
2. The Discovery of America – Открытие Америки Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. He was born in Italy. His father and both grandfathers were cloth makers. Columbus was a seaman and made many sea voyages. Most people in Columbus’s days thought that the earth was flat and they did not believe that beyond the Atlantic Ocean lay India. In 1492 the King […]...
3. The Discovery of America – Открытие Америки (1) America was founded by Columbus in 1492. Columbus fled to this country because of persecution by Ferdinand and Isabella, who refused to believe the world was round. Before Columbus reached America he cried “Ceylon! Ceylon!” because he wanted to see India. When he arrived, he cried again. This time he cried “I have found it!” […]...
4. Discovery Топик Открытие Америки рассказывает о Кристофоре Колумбе, которого считают первооткрывателем Америки. Но так Колумба можно назвать с оговорками, но именно экспедиции Колумба впервые сделали сведения о землях на западе всеобщим достоянием и положили начало колонизации Америки европейцами. Заручившись поддержкой королевы Изабеллы и короля Фердинанда (Католических королей Испании), Колумб на 3-х кораблях 9 сентября 1492 года […]...
5. Christopher Columbus – Христофор Колумб Christopher Columbus was the person who discovered America in 1492. He was the son of a poor Italian weaver. From his early childhood Columbus was interested in big ships. One day he went off to sea and then made lots of voyages. The seamen of that time didn’t sail far as they knew little of […]...
6. Christopher Columbus 300-400 years ago a big part of the world was remaining unknown. But now there seems little more to explore, the wild north was conquered, the jungle was conquered too. And it seems that all the pages of the great book called “The Earth” has been filled in, but exploration still goes on. In the […]...
7. The United States of America. History. – Соединенные Штаты Америки. История The history of this land is long. In prehistoric times hunters moved from Siberia to Alaska by land. Gradually they advanced southwards and settled all over North and South America. Each tribe developed its own language and customs. In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean. Instead of reaching India as he […]...
8. The United States of America Топик Соединенные Штаты Америки рассказывает об истории и символах Америки, которую называют просто “Штаты”, “США” и т. д. Это огромная страна, ранее заселенная индейцами, а сейчас в ней проживают выходцы из многих стран мира, и американский народ еще называют “нацией наций”. В 1620 году группа пуритан, преследуемых в Англии, приплыли к берегам Америки на корабле […]...
9. Only in America Only in America…can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance… Only in America…are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink… Only in America…do people order double cheese burgers, a large fry, and a diet coke… Only in America…do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to […]...
10. Перевод слова America America – Америка Перевод слова Equinoctial America – экваториальная Америка on a visit to South America – во время посещения Южной Америки bank america – американский банк The idea came from America. Идея пришла из Америки. New-York is the gateway to America. Нью-Йорк – ворота в Америку....
11. Outstanding Events from the History of America – Выдающиеся события в истории Америки The first voyages along the coast of modern South and Central America were made by Amerigo Vespucci. That is why, in the 16th century German cartographer named this fourth part of the world after the explorer. At the beginning of the 17th century European colonies were founded on the territory of the modern USA. In […]...
12. Chris Columbus Directed Home Alone Instead of Christmas Vacation Because He Met Chevy Chase James Hughes, son of the legendary writer and director John Hughes, put together an oral history of Home Alone for Chicago magazine. In it, he reveals how the film ultimately found its director, Chris Columbus. After directing the 1988 flop Heartbreak Hotel, Columbus was worried about finding a new directing gig. Which is part of […]...
13. Irish and America The American connection is based on such enormous numbers of Irish men and women making their way to the New World for so many different reasons that nobody is quite sure of the actual numbers involved. It is estimated that in the period between 1717 and 1775 something like a quarter of a million Ulstermen […]...
14. Мир/ The World На английском языке Перевод на русский язык The World Мир We live on the planet Earth, which is the only planet orbiting the Sun with a life on it. The largest part of it is occupied by the waters of the World Ocean. If we look on the map of the world we can see […]...
15. Sports in America Americans pay much attention to physical fitness. Many sports and sporting activities are popular in the USA. People participate in swimming, skating, squash and badminton, tennis, marathons, track-and-field, bowing, archery, skiing, skating etc. But the five major American sports are hockey, volleyball, baseball, football and basketball. Basketball and volleyball have been invented in America. There […]...
16. Диалог на английском языке с переводом “Домашнее задание (Home Work)” По-английски Перевод на русский Mum: Have you got any homework for tomorrow, Ann? Мама: Энн, у тебя есть домашнее задание на завтра? Ann: Yes, I have some assignments in Maths and French. I also need to prepare a project in History. Can you help me with it? Энн: Да, у меня есть несколько заданий по […]...
17. The United States of America – Соединенные Штаты Америки (2) After 350 years of development the United States of America still holds the leading position in the western world. The USA is the most powerful and highly developed country of the world. The United States of America lies in the central part of North American continent. Its western coast is washed by the Pacific Ocean. […]...
18. The United States of America. Geography. – Соединенные Штаты Америки. Географические особенности &nbsp The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world after Russia, Canada and China. It occupies the southern part of North America and stretches from the Atlantic seaboard, across the central plains, over the Rocky Mountains to the densely populated West Coast and then to the island state of Hawaii. The […]...
19. Значение идиомы holy cats [holy cats] or [holy cow] or [holy mackerel] or [holy Moses]{interj.}, {informal} – Used to express strong feeling ; used in speech or when writingconversation. “Holy cats! That’s good pie!” said Dick. “Holycow! They can’t do that!” Mary said when she saw the boys hurting amuch smaller boy....
20. The United States of America – Соединенные Штаты Америки (1) The USA is the most powerful and highly developed country of the world. It is situated in the central part of the North American continent. Its western coast is washed by the Pacific Ocean and its eastern coast is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The USA is separated from Canada […]...
21. American Holidays There is a number of holidays in the USA which are celebrated every year. Here are some of them. The 1st of January is New Year’s Day. People do not go to bed until after midnight on December 31. They like to see “the old year out and the new year in”. Many people give […]...
22. The Map of the World Топик Карта мира подробно расскажет о нашей планете Земля. Большая часть поверхности планеты занята водами Мирового океана. Большие участки суши называются материками или континентами, их всего 6: Евразия, Африка, Северная Америка, Южная Америка, Австралия и Антарктида. Частей света тоже 6: Северная и Южная Америка образуют одну часть света – Америку; материк Евразия состоит из двух […]...
23. A tourist from the United States of America A tourist from the United States of America is at a resturant in Havana. He tells the waiter that the USA is the best country in the world because of the freedoms it has. He says, “Take Freedom of Speech for example. I could stand in front of the White House in Washington D. C. […]...
24. The Great Depression Causes The decade after World War I was called the “Roaring Twenties”. It was a time of rebuilding after a great war. Many European countries didn’t have enough money. They had to pay a lot back to the USA because the Americans helped to win the war. Above all, Germany was weak because it had […]...
25. Перевод слова India India – Индия Перевод слова Highway to India – торговый путь в Индию India paper – китайская бумага, тонкая печатная бумага Republic of India – Республика Индия You travelled overland to India? Вы добирались в Индию по суше? Queen Victoria was the Empress of India. Королева Виктория была императрицей Индии. He kicked around India for […]...
26. Cinema In England the cinema is usually called “the pictures”. In America the word “the movies” is often used. Cinema-going is a favourite pastime in Britain. People go to the cinema once or twice a week. Cinema-going is more popular in industrial towns in the North of England and Scotland than in the South. However, especially […]...
27. The United States of America – Соединенные Штаты Америки (4) The United States is the worlds greatest economic power, measured in terms of gross national product (GNP). The nations wealth is partly a reflection of its rich natural resources and its enormous agricultural output, but it owes more to the country’s highly developed industry. Despite its relative economic self-sufficiency in many areas, the United States […]...
28. English and me – Английский и я English belongs to the Teutonic or Germanic branch of the Indo-European family of the languages. It is only in the course of the last hundred years that English has become a world language. In Shakespeare’s time it was a provincial language of secondary importance with only 6 million native speakers. Nowadays English has become the […]...
29. The United States of America – Соединенные Штаты Америки (3) The USA is a federal republic of 50 states. Besides the 48 contiguous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska at the north-western extreme of North America and the island state of Hawaii in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The conterminous states are bounded on the north […]...
30. “Рождество в Великобритании и Америке” (Christmas in Britain and America) Christmas is a favourite time of the year for many Christian people. It is celebrated by many cultures and religions. This is the holiday when families come together and celebrate the birth of Jesus, love, peace and kindness. Catholic Christmas is celebrated in Europe, Australia and America on the 25th of December. However all preparations […]...
31. Australia (4) Из топика Австралия (4) вы узнаете несколько интересных фактов об этой стране: Новый год там наступает в разгар лета, чем дальше продвигаешься на север, тем становится жарче, снег почти никогда не выпадает, а деревья никогда не теряют листву. Австралийский континент открыли только в 1606 году, а первые поселенцы из Англии появились после 1707 года. В […]...
32. Famous People of America – Знаменитые люди Америки The fates of many famous people of America have very much in common. Thus, one of the most well-known statesmen of the USA, Abraham Lincoln, was born in 1809. His father was a poor farmer and the boy had to work much on their small farm. But he read a lot, too. When he grew […]...
33. Water becomes America’s favorite drink again NEW YORK (AP) – It wasn’t too long ago that America had a love affair with soda. Now, an old flame has the country’s heart. As New York City’s ban on the sale of large cups of soda and other sugary drinks at some businesses starts on Tuesday, one thing is clear: soda’s run as […]...
34. Scotland (4) Today Scotland is part of the United Kingdom and is governed from London. There is a special minister in the Government, the Secretary of State for Scotland, who is responsible for education, local government and other important matters in Scotland. Although the legal education and banking systems are slightly different from those in England, life […]...
35. Presents in Russia and America Топик Подарки в России и Америке рассказывает о том, как принято дарить подарки, что может стать хорошим подарком и есть ли разница в этом обычае в США и в России. В Америке – не редкость попросить у родителей или друзей купить определенную вещь, например, на день рождения. В этом случае пропадает основной эффект подарка-сюрприза, что […]...
36. Scotland (3) Scotland is a land of mountains, wild moorlands, narrow valleys and plains. The Highlands of Scotland are among the oldest mountains in the world. The highest of them is Ben Nevis. The lakes of Scotland are called “lochs”. The beautiful Loch Lomond with its thirty islands is the largest. One third of the people in […]...
37. History of Canada Топик История Канады рассказывает об образовании одной из самых развитых стран мира. Считается, что первые люди пришли на территорию современной Канады из Азии около 15 000 лет назад, и именно они были предками индейцев. Затем, около 5000 лет назад, с Аляски пришли предки современных эскимосов. Джон Кэбот первым открыл юго-восточное побережье Канады в 1497 году. […]...
38. Freddie Mercury The life of Freddie Mercury began on the East African island of Zanzibar on September 5, 1946. His real name is Farookh Bulsara. He is founder of legendary rock group named “Queen”. His parents were Bomi and Jer Bulsara. Freddie spent the bulk of his childhood in India. He attended Sent Peters boarding school near […]...
39. The USA (3) Топик США (3) продолжает рассказ о 4-й крупнейшей стране в мире – после России, Канады и Китая. Из этого топика вы узнаете многие интересные факты: с какими странами у Америки общие границы, сколько часовых поясов “вмещает” в себя эта огромная по территории страна, и какой климат является превалирующим. Небезынтересны данные о географическом рельефе и водной […]...
40. Перевод слова holy Holy – священный, святой Перевод слова Holy water – святая вода holy ground – освященная земля holy man – праведник, святой We don’t treat the items as Holy relics. Мы не считаем эти предметы священными реликвиями. They were joined together in Holy matrimony. Они были соединены священными узами брака. He sprinkled the coffin with Holy […]...